Odd things your neighbours do?
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Zetec-S said:
mattyn1 said:
I am trying to humiliate him into doing it - my back lawn looking as pristine as it ever has, and I even did the front lawns this weekend!! We have an open and shared front lawn so I did his bit too. I will not do so next weekend - and leave that embarassing line on the lawn!!
I have an odd neighbour - sometimes they decide to cut my front lawn when they do theirs, other times they don't 
Then the new couple moved in. I cut their side of the grass. Her mum comes and cut the grass and guess what. She only cut their half. So since that day they can bloody well cut their own ??
Also, never known grown adults get their mum to cut their grass??
Kinky said:
nonsequitur said:
acme said:
Evanivitch said:
When did it not? Volume may be an issue.
Quite, just as with anything what you do shouldn't impinge on another's enjoyment. Playing music outside on a lovely summers evening such that those around you are disturbed by it is unacceptable.I like heavy rock music, imagine if I played some of my favourite's in the garden......
Start with Welcome to Hell, then follow up with Black Metal. Then repeat, repeat and repeat again
Oh yes.
I've discussed this chap before...
He bought a conservatory off eBay
He built it on a concrete slab over the sewage “mains” with no licence.
He installed it with his mates and its 40 millimetres higher than planning/building permissions allow. I thought it looked too high so I measured it.
As you can see it's nicely blended/professionally sealed in with the house.
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There are surplus windows from the build which have found their way into a leaking timber shed...
The windows have no special glass, or reflective shades or curtains of any kind, just cheap blinds fitted, so at this time of year it gets too warm for them.
He's installed electricity in there, a TV and lighting, important when you (allegedly) spend a lot of your life on the PlayStation. But there are no fans and/or ventilation, so this is what is fitted as of now, to keep the temperature down inside the conservatory... yes that’s raffia matting... just draped over the roof - not attached in anyway.
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|https://thumbsnap.com/dIEVQh2Z[/url]
Nice isn't it?
He's annoyed his next door and next door-but-one neighbours on both sides and 2 neighbours at the back of him- all within 12 months. It takes a special sort to do that.....
Oh and he's also been grinding tiles up (with an electric tile cutter/grinder) for his bathroom in the conservatory at 03:15. That's right - quarter past 3 in the morning.....
He bought a conservatory off eBay
He built it on a concrete slab over the sewage “mains” with no licence.
He installed it with his mates and its 40 millimetres higher than planning/building permissions allow. I thought it looked too high so I measured it.
As you can see it's nicely blended/professionally sealed in with the house.
[There are surplus windows from the build which have found their way into a leaking timber shed...
The windows have no special glass, or reflective shades or curtains of any kind, just cheap blinds fitted, so at this time of year it gets too warm for them.
He's installed electricity in there, a TV and lighting, important when you (allegedly) spend a lot of your life on the PlayStation. But there are no fans and/or ventilation, so this is what is fitted as of now, to keep the temperature down inside the conservatory... yes that’s raffia matting... just draped over the roof - not attached in anyway.
url]
|https://thumbsnap.com/dIEVQh2Z[/url]Nice isn't it?
He's annoyed his next door and next door-but-one neighbours on both sides and 2 neighbours at the back of him- all within 12 months. It takes a special sort to do that.....
Oh and he's also been grinding tiles up (with an electric tile cutter/grinder) for his bathroom in the conservatory at 03:15. That's right - quarter past 3 in the morning.....
You should increase your fence so it is all blocked from your view (and f
ks up theirs), I also have a conservatory next door albeit brick walls, was there when I moved, but it isn't nice to have the windows on your side, especially if their lights are on in the night.
I also have a local resident in the area who has a bodged conservatory, will get pics up tomorrow
ks up theirs), I also have a conservatory next door albeit brick walls, was there when I moved, but it isn't nice to have the windows on your side, especially if their lights are on in the night.I also have a local resident in the area who has a bodged conservatory, will get pics up tomorrow
bucksmanuk said:
I've discussed this chap before...
He bought a conservatory off eBay
He built it on a concrete slab over the sewage “mains” with no licence.
He installed it with his mates and its 40 millimetres higher than planning/building permissions allow. I thought it looked too high so I measured it.
As you can see it's nicely blended/professionally sealed in with the house.
[
There are surplus windows from the build which have found their way into a leaking timber shed...
The windows have no special glass, or reflective shades or curtains of any kind, just cheap blinds fitted, so at this time of year it gets too warm for them.
He's installed electricity in there, a TV and lighting, important when you (allegedly) spend a lot of your life on the PlayStation. But there are no fans and/or ventilation, so this is what is fitted as of now, to keep the temperature down inside the conservatory... yes that’s raffia matting... just draped over the roof - not attached in anyway.
url]|https://thumbsnap.com/dIEVQh2Z[/url]
Nice isn't it?
He's annoyed his next door and next door-but-one neighbours on both sides and 2 neighbours at the back of him- all within 12 months. It takes a special sort to do that.....
Oh and he's also been grinding tiles up (with an electric tile cutter/grinder) for his bathroom in the conservatory at 03:15. That's right - quarter past 3 in the morning.....
Bloody hell, chap, the grinding tiles at 3 in the morning thing is not odd things your neighbours do, it's utterly selfish, rude, socially unacceptable, un-self-aware things your neighbours do.He bought a conservatory off eBay
He built it on a concrete slab over the sewage “mains” with no licence.
He installed it with his mates and its 40 millimetres higher than planning/building permissions allow. I thought it looked too high so I measured it.
As you can see it's nicely blended/professionally sealed in with the house.
[There are surplus windows from the build which have found their way into a leaking timber shed...
The windows have no special glass, or reflective shades or curtains of any kind, just cheap blinds fitted, so at this time of year it gets too warm for them.
He's installed electricity in there, a TV and lighting, important when you (allegedly) spend a lot of your life on the PlayStation. But there are no fans and/or ventilation, so this is what is fitted as of now, to keep the temperature down inside the conservatory... yes that’s raffia matting... just draped over the roof - not attached in anyway.
url]
|https://thumbsnap.com/dIEVQh2Z[/url]Nice isn't it?
He's annoyed his next door and next door-but-one neighbours on both sides and 2 neighbours at the back of him- all within 12 months. It takes a special sort to do that.....
Oh and he's also been grinding tiles up (with an electric tile cutter/grinder) for his bathroom in the conservatory at 03:15. That's right - quarter past 3 in the morning.....
A call to environmental health regarding the noise would be in order, and if during their visit they were to discover he'd built over a soil pipe...
nonsequitur said:
Every area of the UK seems to have a different system for waste collection.
Of course it does, because every council is in charge of its own. This is also the reason why there is no coherent national recycling strategy and why councils spend so much on clearing up fly tipping while charging people in vans to tip at the local site.Blown2CV said:
Pothole said:
Blown2CV said:
8am isn't that early really unless you've been out on the piss.
It will be tomorrow. I won't get home from work until midnight.mattyn1 said:
FFS .... neighbours are arguing again. Quite vocal again too. This means only one thing .....I am going to have to close all the windows as it will be like a surround sound rendition of something from PornHub in an hours time!
Go out into the garden & loudly shout encouragement:" Go on mate, get in up there, harder, c'mon, harder, you can do it!" sort of thing , and then hold up score cards with 3.5, 4.0, & 2.5 on them 
Maybe play a "Bam chicka wah wah " type soundtrack
Maybe they will get the message
Edited by kowalski655 on Wednesday 6th June 21:12
kowalski655 said:
mattyn1 said:
FFS .... neighbours are arguing again. Quite vocal again too. This means only one thing .....I am going to have to close all the windows as it will be like a surround sound rendition of something from PornHub in an hours time!
Go out into the garden & loudly shout encouragement:" Go on mate, get in up there, harder, c'mon, harder, you can do it!" sort of thing , and then hold up score cards with 3.5, 4.0, ^ 2.5 on them Maybe they will get the message
mickk said:
Does your new neighbours keep dogs?
Haven’t got any new neighbours. I am looking after a neighbours’s four labradors whilst he and family head to Europe for a month. Well, splitting the duty between me and another neighbour. I’m off round there later for a lesson in cooking up kilos of beef, rice and veg for the dogs every day.
If you’re alluding to the dog I had to kill last year - hope I never have to do that again. Quite horrendous. I don’t feel too bad for the dog though - locked in a tiny cage all day (as it constantly attacked their other dogs), matted fur, sores on its body, barking >18 hours a day. Not a nice life.
No RSPCA. Call police - they would be very confused. We even offered to buy the dog.
Couldn’t set if free in that condition, would have died a horrible drawn out death somewhere.
My view is at least I sorted it out - we’re not disturbed any more and the poor creature not living in misery.
BMR said:
Zetec-S said:
mattyn1 said:
I am trying to humiliate him into doing it - my back lawn looking as pristine as it ever has, and I even did the front lawns this weekend!! We have an open and shared front lawn so I did his bit too. I will not do so next weekend - and leave that embarassing line on the lawn!!
I have an odd neighbour - sometimes they decide to cut my front lawn when they do theirs, other times they don't Then the new couple moved in. I cut their side of the grass. Her mum comes and cut the grass and guess what. She only cut their half. So since that day they can bloody well cut their own ??
Also, never known grown adults get their mum to cut their grass??
I'm approaching 40 and more than capable of gardening. She's in her 70's and has had a triple bypass. It's quite embarrassing but she won't accept being told not to.
OpulentBob said:
My retired mum does mine. She loves gardening, she will go to mine when I am at work (unannounced, and unrequested), get her chair, gardening tools and waste sacks out of the car, and weed/cut/tend to my front lawn and beds. I've got home from work before, she's there chatting to my neighbours (all about the same age as her) with a flask of tea. They know all about me now.
I'm approaching 40 and more than capable of gardening. She's in her 70's and has had a triple bypass. It's quite embarrassing but she won't accept being told not to.
Not sure you should tell her. She obviously enjoys doing it, enjoys the company of your neighbours and is thinking she’s helping her little boy out (you will always be her little boy, my parents are the same. Last week they phoned to make sure we’d got home OK from holiday: I’m 52 and we’d only gone to Oxford for a couple of days in our motorhome!).I'm approaching 40 and more than capable of gardening. She's in her 70's and has had a triple bypass. It's quite embarrassing but she won't accept being told not to.
Why deny her a simple pleasure just to save your embarrassment?
bucksmanuk said:
But there are no fans and/or ventilation, so this is what is fitted as of now, to keep the temperature down inside the conservatory... yes that’s raffia matting... just draped over the roof - not attached in anyway.
url]|https://thumbsnap.com/dIEVQh2Z[/url]
A house near me has net curtains that have been attached to a sash window by hanging them over the top of the window so the bar is outside and closing the window.url]
|https://thumbsnap.com/dIEVQh2Z[/url]The landfill bin is out on the pavement, in full view of my dining room, overflowing already with 4 days more rubbish to go "in" it, on Wednesday afternoon, ready for collection on.......Monday morning. And no, they're not away, they are at home. Looking forward to my litter picking duties on the front lawn later.
FFS.
FFS.
Pothole said:
nonsequitur said:
Every area of the UK seems to have a different system for waste collection.
Of course it does, because every council is in charge of its own. This is also the reason why there is no coherent national recycling strategy and why councils spend so much on clearing up fly tipping while charging people in vans to tip at the local site.
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